U.S. – Manpower Survey: U.S. Hiring Trends Up

U.S. employers expect increased hiring in the first quarter compared to the same period of a year ago, according to the first quarter Manpower employment outlook survey released December 11, 2012 by Manpower Group, Inc.  The outlook is the strongest first – quarter data collected since 2008, and is significantly stronger than the weakest first quarter outlook in the history of the survey, reported in 2010.

The ManpowerGroup’s employment outlook survey includes responses from more than 18,000 U.S. employers.  This quarter’s survey was conducted prior to Hurricane Sandy.  Therefore, the data does not reflect the storm’s impact on anticipated hiring.